Digital Age Prompting Closure Of Base Theaters

January 20, 2013, 10:35 AM

ELLSWORTH AIRFORCE BASE, SD -

Many U.S. military bases around the globe are losing their movie theaters as the industry converts from 35 millimeter film to digital projection.

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service says it's not cost effective at some theaters to invest the $120,000 per theater to convert to the new format. Sixty base theaters around the globe are closing. Sixty others are making the switch.